Why MXL is down
Down 28% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%.
- Industrial and multi-market sales fell from $74.0M to $37.1M in fiscal 2025, 8% of the total, its 10-K says.
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Down 28% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%.
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MXL's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 9, to 8.
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| The company | Sales up 51% on the year |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 22 |
“U.S. chip stocks rebound sharply after Thursday's brutal selloff”
MXL closed +11.0% that day.
After its last 4 reports it closed +10.5% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
MXL is #14 of 84 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: MXL -$104M, CRDO $538M, POWI $25.1M, VIAV -$30.4M.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, after the close (in 80 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $218.1M, 72% more than a year ago; a profit of $0.30 a share, from a loss of $0.52.
MXL's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales fell 0.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 3.4% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | -1.7% | -2.8% | +9.7% |
| Jul 23, 2026 | -9.0% | -21.5% | -26.6% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | +57.7% | +76.1% | +106.6% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $468M in 2025. It made a profit in two of the eight years.
RSI 34.0, MACD below signal, below both averages. Not scored.
2 insiders sold $51.6M across 17 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
3 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: MXL is under 0.1% of FTEC, under 0.1% of VGT, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
MaxLinear Inc is a provider of radio frequency and mixed-signal integrated circuits for cable and satellite broadband communications, the connected home, and for data center, metro, and long-haul fiber networks. The company's radio frequency receiver products capture and process digital and analog broadband signals to be decoded for various applications. Its product options include both radio frequency receivers and radio frequency receiver systems-on-chips. The company's products enable the distribution and display of broadband video and data content in a wide range of electronic devices.
“We compete with both established and development-stage semiconductor companies that design, manufacture and market analog and mixed-signal broadband RF receivers, high speed interconnects, high-performance interface, data and video compression and encryption, and power management products.”
MXL scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #14 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score, with 3 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 28% in 3 months while the S&P 500 fell 5%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
MXL scores 8 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #14 of 84 in Semiconductors by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind MXL's 8.
2 insiders sold $51.6M across 17 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Kishore Seendripu, Chairman, President and CEO, who sold $6.6M on Aug 14. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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